# Shirley's Christmas Gift Idea Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557 "2004-11-07T23:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557/21 "2004-11-22T17:33:46Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Before even clicking the link, your post made me think “Oooh, I gotta get some Josh Simpson this year!” > > His stuff makes great gifts for the geeky/intellectual friends and family, but I really, really want one for myself this time! Beautiful stuff. Have you been to the gallery in Shelburne Falls? That’s where I got mine. They have the really big planets (think $5,000+) and the copper baskets too. You might also want to get the Josh Simpson that WBGY did. It’s called Where the Earth Meets the Sky. It’s really good. The same year I got mine, we got one for my fiance’s mother. Her’s is the same size as mine but we got her a holder. It looks like those fancy globe holders you frequently see in schools and libraries. It’s so cool. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557/22 "2004-11-22T17:35:09Z")
Make that: The Josh Simpson show that WGBY did. They have it on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557/23 "2004-12-01T19:23:29Z")
[For your inner Milton](http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/61b7/) ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557/24 "2004-12-01T20:13:34Z")
[Toronto zoo](http://www.torontozoo.com/get_involved/adoptananimal.asp?nav=4) I imagine most zoos would have a similar ‘adopt an animal’ program. Note that one of the animals you can adopt is a hairy-nosed wombat. What is cooler than that? ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557/25 "2004-12-01T21:26:07Z")
> [@LionelHutz405](#): > > Note that one of the animals you can adopt is a hairy-nosed wombat. What is cooler than that? The [Sierra Safari Zoo will let you adopt a liger](http://www.sierrasafarizoo.com/adopt.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557/26 "2004-12-01T21:55:00Z")
This may only apply to UK dopers, although I’m sure there must be a US equivalant. I bought my friend a [fruit tree](http://www.greatgifts.org) for Christmas. The fruit tree goes to a family in Senegal, which provides them with a boost to their diet and possible money through selling the fruit at market. My friend gets a card with the details of the gift and a warm glowing feeling. You can buy pigs, sheep, chickens, health-care workers, water filters, green houses, blankets. All kinds of things! It’s a great gift for someone who doesn’t really _need_ anything and will appreciate this kind of thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-christmas-gift-idea-thread/273557.md?page=1)